When you install SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2.0), the installation may fail and roll back.
NOTE: To determine why the failure occurred, you can generate a verbose log file by using /L*v (e.g., setup.exe /L*v c:\msde_install.log). Look for "Return Value 3" to determine the cause for the failure. In the log file, you may see error messages similar to the following:
Starting custom action InstallPerfMon Registering performance counters from sqlctr.ini PerfmonLoad routine returned error code 1010 Action ended 21:39:40: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.
Loading extended custom action library sqlcax.dll Starting custom action InstallPerfMon Registering performance counters from sqlctr.ini PerfmonLoad routine returned error code 203 Action ended 21:55:14: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.
Starting custom action InstallPerfMon Registering performance counters from sqlctr.ini PerfmonLoad routine returned error code 6 Action ended 18:04:25: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.